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Australian M&A activity surges to record high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... billion through 87 deals were up four-fold in the year, highlighting big international interest down under. "Foreign investors preferred to acquire Australian companies in the Media and Entertainment sector with deals amounting to $4 billion," said Thomson ...

Foreign investors splash $13.8b on M&A

Foreign companies have spent a record $13.8 billion in acquiring Australian companies in the first 11 months of 2006, up 91 per cent compared to last year's figures, according to research by KPMG's Corporate Finance practice. "This increase in foreign ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... stockmarkets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The current level of foreign investment is presently $10 billion. Qualified Foreign Investors Status(QFII) has been relaxed so that, for instance, in the case of insurance companies, they must exist for five years ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... Nikkei ended 56.23 points lower at 15,859.45. HONG KONG - Stocks closed down just over half a per cent, with foreign investors cautious amid cooling measures by Beijing. The Hang Seng Index fell 105.88 points to 15,857.89. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... light of expectations of forthcoming interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank. Foreign investors in US securities are currently being hammered on two fronts - rising US bond yields and a depreciating dollar (both of which ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2006
... at 4969.51, down 22.7 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei average lost just over half a per cent as selling, partly by foreign investors, hit steel makers such as Nippon. The Nikkei 225 index ended down 98.53 points at 15,627.49. HONG KONG - Stocks fell for a ...

What's the big deal with M&A?

... involving Australian companies investing offshore rose by 128 per cent from $US5 billion to $US11.4 billion. Foreign investors however have not favoured Australian companies with the total value of foreign investment continuing to decline by over 6.1 ...

Seven says foreign ownership level above allowed level

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
... might have to order the sale of some foreign holdings in its shares. "Seven wishes to place all brokers and foreign investors on notice that unless the breach is cured in the normal course of trade it will need to order divestiture by foreign holders ...

Gates charity approved for investment in capital market

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... foundations will be allowed to invest, although the minimum quota is set at $US50 million ($A69 million) for all foreign investors. Other foreign investors, or Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors as the scheme launched by regulators in May 2003 ...

Strong A$ not all bad news for exporters: CommSec

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
... especially when global growth accelerated and US dollar-based investors wanted to diversify into commodities. The foreign investors buy Australian dollars to buy Australian resource shares and thereby put upward pressure on both, argued the paper's author ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI
NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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